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ICF to Lead Workforce Development Program in the US Virgin Islands; Mark Lee Quoted

ICF has received a $9 million contract from the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Labor Department to implement a workforce development program over the next two years in support of recovery efforts in the hurricane-stricken U.S. territory. The company said Monday it will provide strategic planning, stakeholder and performance management, workforce development training and other services as […] More

July 20, 2021, 11:48 am
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Navy Seeks Info on EW, Cyber Technologies for Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command is seeking information from the private sector on unmanned, autonomous and operator-in-the-loop technologies for electromagnetics spectrum operations in support of the Department of Defense. According to a request for information posted Friday on SAM.gov, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, said electromagnetic and cyber warfare capabilities would provide […] More

July 19, 2021, 12:49 am
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Collins Opens First F-35 Pilot Readiness Center Outside US for Dutch Airmen

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies business, has opened its first in-region facility for preparing F-35 aircraft pilots outside the U.S. to support the Royal Netherlands Air Force and international clients. The F-35 Pilot Readiness Center at RNLAF’s Center for Man in Aviation in Soesterberg, The Netherlands, will provide Dutch airmen with helmet fitting, calibration, training […] More

July 19, 2021, 12:47 am
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Army Tests Northrop-Made Missile Defense System During Joint Missile Interception Demo

The U.S. Army has employed the Northrop Grumman-developed Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System to neutralize a surrogate missile threat in a contested electronic attack environment during a developmental flight test in New Mexico. Soldiers used IBCS with other military service radars to identify and track the cruise missile amid aerial and ground-based […] More

July 16, 2021, 12:00 pm
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Lockheed Opens New Orion Spacecraft Manufacturing Facility in Florida; Lisa Callahan Quoted

Lockheed Martin has opened a new Florida-based facility modernized using an approximately $20 million investment and designed to speed up the production of lunar spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis missions. The Spacecraft Test, Assembly and Resource Center is a 55,000 sq. ft space that features advanced manufacturing capabilities and digital technologies for developing components of the […] More

July 16, 2021, 11:58 am
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Spire Lands Smallsat Data Delivery Contract Extension From NASA; Peter Platzer Quoted

Spire Global has received a task order to continue delivering satellite data for one more year in support of NASA’s Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program. Items covered by Task Order 6 includes radio occultation data, total electron content data, precise orbit determination data, soil moisture and ocean surface wind speed data and magnetometer data, Spire […] More

July 16, 2021, 11:57 am
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Avion-led Team to Provide Engineering Support for Army Aviation Engine Program Under $70M Task Order

Avion Solutions, a Huntsville, Alabama-based small business, has secured a $70 million task order from the U.S. Army for aviation turbine engineering and program management services. The company said Wednesday it will lead a team of five subcontractors to deliver business and operations, engineering, acquisition logistics and integrated product support for the Army Aviation Turbine […] More

July 15, 2021, 12:05 pm
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Carahsoft Expands ITES-SW2 Contract Offerings With 95 New Software Vendors; Craig Abod Quoted

Carahsoft Technology has added 95 software vendors to its Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to further support the U.S. Army’s enterprise infrastructure initiatives. Commercial off-the-shelf software products from computer security service provider C2 Labs, cybersecurity company Forcepoint, technology organization Thales and other new partners bring the total number of vendors on […] More

July 15, 2021, 12:04 pm
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SupplyCore Books $120M DLA Bridge Contracts for US Military Facility Support

SupplyCore has received two sole-source contracts from the Defense Logistics Agency that have $120 million in maximum combined value and provide for facilities maintenance, repair and operations supplies supporting U.S. forces in Korea and Japan. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity awards are bridge contracts with a six-month ordering period ending on Jan. 15, 2022, and no optional extensions, […] More

July 15, 2021, 12:02 pm
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BAE Systems Taps Spirent’s Federal Arm for Military GPS Receiver Development Support; Ellen Hall Quoted

BAE Systems has tapped Spirent Communications’ federal arm to support its modernization of military Global Positioning System user equipment by providing a controlled reception pattern antenna test system. Spirent Federal Systems said Tuesday that its CRPA Test System will give BAE the necessary simulated signals for experimenting with M-code and other positioning, navigation and timing applications. […] More

July 14, 2021, 12:03 pm
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Air Force, BeProductable to Work on Innovation Management Platform; Gen. David Allvin Quoted

The U.S. Air Force’s Office of the Vice Chief of Staff has partnered with data capture company BeProductable to develop a platform meant to align airmen, processes and resources needed to enhance innovation pipelines. Under the partnership, BeProductable will prototype the system with AF CyberWorx and develop a pilot product using funds from the Small […] More

July 14, 2021, 11:59 am
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AeroVironment Secures USSOCOM Task Order for Drone-Enabled ISR Services

AeroVironment has secured a $22 million task order from U.S. Special Operations Command to provide beyond-line-of-sight intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services at an unspecified location. ISR support will be made through JUMP 20, a satellite-enabled medium unmanned aircraft system that is capable of flying for more than 14 hours at distances of around 115 miles, […] More

July 14, 2021, 11:58 am